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Light
Light № 70–71, Winter 2010–2011
EditorMelissa Balmain (2013–present)
Former editorsJohn Mella (1992–2012)
CategoriesLight verse
FrequencyQuarterly
PublisherFoundation for Light Verse
Paid circulation750–850
First issue1992
CountryUSA
Websitehttp://lightpoetrymagazine.com/
ISSN1064-8186

Light (formerly Light: A Quarterly of Light Verse) is an online journal which bills itself as "America's oldest and best-known journal of light verse."

Light was founded as a print journal in 1992 by retired postal worker John Mella. Mella personally published the journal until 2008, when he founded the non-profit Foundation for Light Verse with a $500,000 gift from poet Joyce La Mers. The Foundation, headed by Mella, took over publication of the journal.[1] After Mella's death in 2012, the magazine was relaunched as an online-only, semiannual publication, edited by his handpicked successor, poet Melissa Balmain. The all-volunteer staff includes poets Kevin Durkin, Julie Kane, Bob McKenty, and Gail White.

The verse in each issue begins with a feature on a writer of light verse. Sections in between vary from issue to issue and may be organized by author, or according to themes. A recurring column called "Historical and Hysterical" was introduced by poet A. M. Juster in Summer '13. The magazine has included the verse of Wendy Cope, Tom Disch, X. J. Kennedy, John Updike, and Richard Wilbur, among many others.

Contributors

Notable contributors include the following:

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References

  1. ^ Miner, Michael (March 18, 2010). "A Windfall for Light Verse". Chicago Reader. Retrieved December 26, 2013.

2. Nicol, Alfred (August 2, 2013), "A New Morning for Light" A New Morning for Light.